Optimal Wi-Fi performance with dynamic channel management based on aggregated data and user location

The Ambeent App/SDK installed on an end-user device scans channel conditions in a given environment, as opposed to relying on a centralized gateway (i.e. access point) to make channel assignment decisions. Various parameters (an end-user’s location, application-based consumption rates, access point (AP) model and capabilities, condition of neighboring APs, transmission power, load balancing, and varying backhaul capacities) are cross-correlated to achieve optimal channel allocation. By taking into account end-user usage patterns and requirements of all Wi-Fi access points in a given cluster, channel assignments are made significantly more precise and dynamic. Ambeent’s optimization system creates a relational aggregated graph to construct AP-to-AP and AP-to-device relations, which provides a thorough view of the wireless network that is utilized for superior optimization.

For example, a user utilizing channel X who walks to the kitchen, where their neighbor also utilizes channel X, will have their device moved to another channel by the algorithm. Wi-Fi performance outcomes are optimized regionally, and for each individual user device in the home, by rationalizing the quality of local Wi-Fi traffic that takes into account end-user usage patterns.

Application-adjusted channel management

The need to allocate channels according to session types becomes inevitable when too many neighbors use the available non-overlapping channels densely. For instance, a 4K TV streaming video or collaboration application commands different throughput and latency needs than web browsing or email activity.

SMART-WiFi algorithms give priority access to clean channels to applications requiring high throughput, thereby resulting in better overall QoE.

Wi-Fi interference issues are fixed without manual intervention

SMART-WiFi delivers the industry’s first patented technology that enables end-user devices to communicate with access points and change channels without manual intervention. The system continuously monitors the radio frequency environment and channel conditions, fixing interference issues automatically before end-users or network teams become aware of their existence.

One-click solution for in-home Wi-Fi problems

The Ambeent App and its End-User Console is directly available to consumers to provide them with crucial knowledge about their in-home networks.

Consumers can monitor their traffic flow at all times, including the applications used, application-based consumption rates, latency values, and all other QoS/QoE metrics obtained through their in-home Wi-Fi infrastructure, and instantly optimize in-home Wi-Fi performance with a single click.

SMART-WiFi acts as the first line of resolution of home Wi-Fi problems, thereby relieving service providers by decreasing the number and duration of consumers’ service calls.

Prioritize applications critical for business

SMART-WiFi includes a prioritization tool to prevent interruptions or reductions in connections that stem from multiple users’ Internet usage at the same location. End-users can set preferences for bandwidth distribution and sharing on the Ambeent App to ensure continuous, uninterrupted internet connections for all devices/apps at the same location. For instance, for remote workers who need to share Wi-Fi connections with other household members, more bandwidth can be allocated for an important Zoom/Teams/Meet meeting while the download speed of a file can be reduced for the duration of that meeting. Like this, traffic flow is scheduled optimally with respect to the remote worker’s computer and location in the house.